The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-03-03
A good work mule for sale. Apply to

| A good work mule for sale. Apply to
| G.. w. TAYLOR.
One of Piokens' most successful far
mers is ploughing an OK.
A shock of earthquake was felt at sew
eral points in the State on the morning
of the 26th ult.
Decrees have been rendered recon-
mitting tho case of Sarah j. Hart VS..
Ruckley, and the case Of Phillip Chap
man ct al. vs.. }. M. Porter ct al.
Danger! A Neglected cold or cough NAV
read to l'neumonia,t consumption or other fatal
| disease. Etrong'S Pectoral Pills will cure a
cold rs by magic. Best thing for dyspepsia, in
digestion. sick headache Us thousands testify.
Married, at Central on tho 9th ult.,
by Rev. A. p. Nicholson, Mr.. Erwin
Russell, of Charlotte, N. c., to Miss
Corrie Manley, of Central, 8. G.
Mr.. w. r.. White, of Whites Good
win House. Greenville, has sued Mr. w
d. Goodwin for $4,000 damage for as
sault and battery. The plaintiff is rep
resented by Messrs. Wells, Orr & Nor
gan and Cothran and Ansel.
Mr.. t. Fl. MoWhorter says if you
have hill side Of any extent to terrace,
it is better to begin at the upper side.
unless you know it will stay dry until
the work is completed. He thinks ter =
racing far preferable to ditching, as tho
latter dreams off too much of the soils
fertility,
The followingarc the appointments of
Rev. o. L. Durant on the Pickcns Mis-
sion until further notice: New Hope,
LIST Sunday at II o'clock, o. m. Porter's
Chapel, I'd Sunday at II O'clock, a. m.
Tabor, 3d Sunday at II o'clock, a. IN.
Twelve Mile, 4th Sunday at II o'clock
Il. m. Gap. Hill, 4th Sunday at 81
p. IN.
Last week the Pickens post office WIS
robbed of three registered packages
amounting to about $4,000. Two OF the
packages were directed to this Office, the
other was passing through. Suspicion
seems to have pointed in the right di-
rection, and all the money was recovered
This was certainly the boldest thing in
post office circles for some time. The
wonder is that the vacant letter boxes,
or any thing else was left.
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The Anderson Intelligencer of the
24th ult. says:
Miss Samuclla Brown, who We
mentioned two weeks ago, had offer
| cd her services as q missionary to
China. has returned from Nashville,
! where she went to stand an eXamina-
ton lcforc the Missionary Board of
the NJ. E. Church, South She came
mp fully to the requirements of the
Board, a member Of Which has written
to her pastor here that she was the
most cntclilNent Young lady that hid
ever come before the Board. For
several years past the Board has en-
! dCaVOrrd 10 get some yOunW lady to
consent to take n thorough course ~
m~licinc, in order that her work as Il.
missionary in China might br moe
: effective, but lis Efforts were il vain
As soon as Miss Brown passed her
examination, she so fnvnrably impress
ed the Board that she was at once
asked If she would consent 20 take n
course III medicine prior to her de
pahwc to China. She agreed to do
SO, and the first next Scptembcrwill
90 to New York and enter as q stu
dent in one of thn mc,lc"l college, Of
that city. She will Thoroughly pre-
par" herself IN the medical p; ;ufcssion,
and il Will be perhaps three or four
years before she will go t. China.